Shooting in Normandy Park Thursday Afternoon Puts Church into Lockdown

Normandy Park Police say a shooting Thursday afternoon resulted in the closing of SW Normandy Park Road and a lockdown of John Knox Presbyterian Church.

According to Police Chief Chris Gaddis, the shooting happened between 2:30 – 3 p.m. in the 100 block of SW Normandy Park Road near the church and QFC store (map below).

“At this time we don’t believe anyone was hit,” Gaddis told us. “But the victim fled the scene after running through the church parking lot. The suspect also fled, heading west on SW Normandy Road towards the Royal Arms Villa Apartments. He was seen leaving in a green SUV.”

Gaddis later added this to the Normandy Park Police Chief Facebook Page:

“Two black males were involved in a fight and one of the males fired a shot at the other as the victim was running away.